Animal-facilitated therapy program: Outcomes from Caring Canines, a program for patients and staff on an inpatient surgical oncology unit Journal Article
| Authors: | Ginex, P.; Montefusco, M.; Zecco, G.; Trocchia Mattessich, N.; Burns, J.; Hedal-Siegel, J.; Kopelman, J.; Tan, K. S. |
| Article Title: | Animal-facilitated therapy program: Outcomes from Caring Canines, a program for patients and staff on an inpatient surgical oncology unit |
| Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Animal-facilitated therapy (AFT) is a complementary medicine intervention. To the authors’ knowledge, no study has investigated the benefits of an AFT program in an adult surgical oncology setting. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of an AFT program on patients and staff on a surgical oncology unit. METHODS: A quasiexperimental design was used for the patient group, and a pre-/post-test design was used for the staff group. The intervention involved the AFT program being fully integrated on a surgical inpatient unit. Outcomes included patient-reported symptoms and quality-of-life (QOL) outcomes for patients, as well as professional QOL for staff. FINDINGS: QOL indicators improved for all patients, and the level of energy at follow-up was significantly higher in the AFT group after adjusting for baseline. For staff, compassion satisfaction was high and burnout was low. © 2018, Oncology Nursing Society. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | adult; controlled study; nonhuman; follow up; quality of life; surgery; hospital patient; satisfaction; staff; burnout; patient outcomes; surgical oncology; pretest posttest design; human; article; animal-facilitated therapy; professional quality of life; canis |
| Journal Title: | Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing |
| Volume: | 22 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 1092-1095 |
| Publisher: | Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) |
| Date Published: | 2018-04-01 |
| Start Page: | 193 |
| End Page: | 198 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1188/18.cjon.193-198 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 29547605 |
| PMCID: | PMC7444364 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 2 April 2018 -- Source: Scopus |
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